Bible Strands
Psalms 146:6
the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A psalmist addressing the community, declaring that the God of Jacob is the one to trust over mortal helpers who die. The verse anchors the psalm's turn from blessing (v.5) to God's concrete acts of justice (v.7).
The words — עֹשֶׂה (ʿōsêh), the participle of "to do/make," carries the sense of "the One who is making" rather than a completed past act, suggesting ongoing creative agency.
The thread — Exodus 20:11 deploys the same list (heavens, earth, sea, all that is in them) as the warrant for the Sabbath, and Revelation 14:7 calls all peoples to worship "the One who made heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water."
Why it lands — It ties the God who executes justice and feeds the hungry (v.7) to the God who made the physical world, asking the reader to place hope in a being who is both origin and ongoing sustainer rather than a remote force.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Cross-references
- Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
- Revelation 14:7 And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
- Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- Psalms 136:5 By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Jeremiah 32:17 “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
- Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- Psalms 89:2 For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
- Psalms 95:5 The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.
- Proverbs 8:28 when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,